Combined box and cutter for goods in ribbon form.



No. 757,844. PATE-NTED APR. 19, 1904. P. D. soon.

COMBINED BOX AND CUTTER FOR GOODS IN RIBBON FORM.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.17,1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented April 19, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK DOUGLAS SCOTT, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 757,844, dated April19, 1904.

Application filed December 17, 1902. $erial No. 135,614. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK DOUGLAS SCOTT, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Montreal, in the district of Montreal.Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined Box and Cutter for Goods in Ribbon Form, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in combined boxes and cutters forgoods in ribbon form; and the object of my invention is particularly toobviate the necessity of tailors and others handling large pieces ofgoods each time strips 01' lengths are needed in the making of clothes,thus economizing both time and material, and also to provide a box whichshall be convenient in form for exhibiting, measuring. and cuttingribbons and like goods to facilitate the vending; and it consists,essentially, of a casing of any suitable material having one or moreslots in the cover thereof, a plate, preferably of metal. firmly securedto the cover and having a cutting edge remote from the slot, and one ormore bobbins suitably journaled in the interior of the easing inalinement with each slot, the various parts being constructed andarranged in detail as hereinafter more particularly described.

Figure 1 is a sectional perspective view of my device with one end ofthe casing removed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cover. Fig. 3 is asectional view. Fig. a is a detail of a cutter before being formed up.Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a row of removable partitions for theinterior of the casing. Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view. Fig. 7 showsan alternative manner for preventing the unrolling of the material.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

(a is the casing, and b the cover thereof.

0 represents slots through the cover, preferably of different widths.

(Z represents plates of metal having the projecting ends 0 and f and thelaterally-extending sides 9. The plate (Z in each case is designed to befixedly attached to the cover 6, the tongued end f being inserted in theslot 0 and turned under the cover, while the end 0 extends to the edgeof the cover or slightly beyond and is provided with a serrated or sharpcutting edge 7:. The sides g are turned in to form a guide from a slot0. The semicircular cut 2' in the sides 1 is designed to facilitate thegripping of the strip of material to pull it through the slot from theinside of the casing c.

j represents partitions, preferably mounted on a base it and designed tobe set inside the casing a.

Z is a shaft extending through the center of the ends m and n of the boxand also through each of the partitions 7'.

0 represents bobbins or spools freely revolving on the shaft! betweenthe partitions 7'.

p is a roll of rubber tissue or other material in ribbon form wound onthe bobbin 0 and having its free end extending through a slot 0 andbetween the guiding sides g.

(1 represents fiat springs secured to the base I: and resting againsteach roll 1) and designed to keep the said roll from unwinding ofitself.

It must be understood that in my device each division is complete initself and that while I show a plurality of varying widths I may haveonly one, though it will be gener ally considered preferable to have anumber, as shown in the drawings.

0 is atape-measure extending through the casing at s and beingpreferably of the spring variety of tape-measure, so that it may returnpromptly to its place in the inner casing t, with the exception of thering a, when not in use. I may prefer to use in place of thistape-measure an extension-rule measure folding up to the side of thecasing; but it is not material to the general working of the deviceWhich variety of measure will be used.

Having described the various parts involved in my invention in detail, Ishall now more particularly explain the operation and. utility thereof.The bobbins 0 are wound with strips of materialsay rubber tissue'andplaced in the several divisions formed by the partitions j, the shaft Zbeing designed to run through the center of the bobbins and form abearing therefor. The free ends of the rolls of rubber tissue are thenpulled through the slots c and guided between the sides When it is alsoconsiderable rubber tissue.

desired to' use a length of strip, the free end is taken between thethumb and forefinger of the user and the strip is pulled out therequired length and cut ofi by a cutter h.

This machine is particularly applicable to the casing of strips ofrubber tissue for use in tailoring establishments. present a tailor isobliged to unfold the sheet of rubber tissue and cut off a strip everytime it is Wanted in the making of clothes, the consequence being thatmuch time is wasted and The convenience of having a box and cutters suchas described in the foregoing will be manifest in this particular trade,for the tailor can select his width in an instant and pull out and cutoff the exact length without loss of time, the measure r being used indetermining the length of tissue to be cut. This device is alsoextremely useful in other Ways. As a ribboncase it will prove invaluableto shops Where it is desirable to carefully preserve the ribbon and yetshow it off to advantage, for the very ends only of the ribbon will beexposed; but a length may be pulled out at a moments notice and rerolledon the bobbin if it is not desirable to cut it off.

The casing may be of any suitable material, and in many instances wherethe device is used as a show-case also it will be preferable to have oneor more of the sides of glass. The cutting edges it shall be made tosuit the material of the rolls, as in the event of the device being usedfor rubber tissue a saw edge is preferable, whereas for silk ribbon orthe like a sharp and curved edge would be required.

The formation of the cutter-plate d must be especially mentioned in thisinvention, for the reason that the sides 9, turned over as they are,serve the purpose of holding the strip of material in any position towhich it may be pulled, preventing the said strip from falling back intothe box.

In Fig. 7 I have provided an alternative form for preventing theunrolling of the strip of material on the bobbin when not in use andalso for holding the roll firm at all times. This device comprisesaratchet 1), securely attached to the end of the bobbin 0, and a pawl w,attached immediately thereabove either to a partition or a side wall.This arrangement works similarly to any ordinary pawl and.

Forinstance, at 7 ratchetthat is to say, as arranged it will allow afree rotation of the bobbin forward while the strip is being pulled out,Whereas with the point of the pawl against the tooth of the ratchet thebobbin is absolutely prevented from backing up.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In adevice of the class described,the combination with the casing having a slot through one of its faces,of a plate of metal having one end sharpened to form acutting edge, andthe opposite end designed to be inserted in the aforesaid slot, andsides designed to be bent inwardly to form guides from the said slot, asand for the purpose specified.

2. In a device of the class described, in combination, a casing having aplurality of slots through its top side, a plurality of partitions inthe interior thereof, a bobbin suitably journaled in each of thedivisions made by the said partitions and having a roll of materialwound around in a continuous strip, a plurality of metal plates firmlysecured to the top side and having a cutting edge, and extending sidesforming part thereof bent inwardly to form guides from the said slots,and a flat spring secured at its lower end in the interior of thecasing, and resting against the roll of material, as and for the purposespecified.

3. In a device of the class described, a cuttercomprising a plate ofmetal having a cutting edge at one of its projecting ends, and a tongueat the opposite end and extending sides designed to be bent inwardly soas to partially cover the plate, as and for the purpose specified. 4

4:. In a device of the class described, in combination, a casing havinga plurality of slots in one of its faces, a cutter opposite to each sloton the edge of the face over which the material to be severed passes andindividual guides from each of the slots having their sides turned overand designed to form substantially a covered passage for conveying thematerial over the cutter as and for the purpose specified.

Signed at Montreal, in the district of Montreal, in the Province ofQuebec, Canada, this 13th day of December, 1902.

FREDERICK DOUGLAS SCOTT.

Witnesses:

J. E. L. BLACKMORE, MAY MADDEN.

